diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 30244ac..17f38e2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CC = gcc
+CC ?= gcc
 CFLAGS = -Wall -lm \
 	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED \
 	-DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED \